CURETON, William (1808-1864) Bodleian Library 1834; British Museum 1837-1864
His early duties as Assistant Keeper of MSS were in cataloguing Arabic material but the vast expansion of Syriac MSS provided him with the opportunity to become an outstanding Syriac scholar.
Bodleian Library 1834; British Museum 1837-1864
His early duties as Assistant Keeper of MSS were in cataloguing Arabic material but the vast expansion of Syriac MSS provided him with the opportunity to become an outstanding Syriac scholar.